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The drunk, the abusive and the crass: more MPs behaving badly

As MPs and political parties take advantage of their powers to interpret our laws, their moral outrage on community crimes appear hypocritical, writes Chris Johnson.

Former MP fights back: electorate staff behave badly too!

As a former MP I can tell you it’s no picnic “managing” your electorate staff either and they often behave very badly, writes Harry Wilde.

Bye bye Troglodyte Minister for Science

Tony Stewart cast himself as vigilante crime-buster, fugitive from hired killers, undercover cop and all-round action hero, writes Alex Mitchell.

Drink, drive: bloody member of parliament

Here’s a list of our lead-foot and sozzled lawmakers who lost points, licences and credibility as menaces on our roads, writes Chris Johnson.

NSW troglodyte suspended

Small Business, Science and Medical Research Minister Tony Stewart has been suspended following a staffer’s official complaint that he verbally abused her, writes Alex Mitchell.

Menzies: polls are not politics

All of us who are in politics are disposed to be nervous about current opinion in the electorate. This nervousness is, so to speak, our occupational disease, writes Robert Gordon Menzies.